7 Oct, 2021
The Thread of Truth
In my college days I was a conservative republican. I voted for Barry Goldwater, and Ronald Reagan. But I gave up on the party during the presidential election of 2008...
28 Sep, 2021
Donald J. Trump: Traitor
The Coup Attempt
“There is an unfolding assault taking place in America today,” President Biden said in Philadelphia on July 13. “An attempt to suppress and subvert the right to vote in fair and free elections, an assault on democracy, an assault on liberty, an assault on who we are — who we are as Americans.”...
24 Sep, 2021
The China Initiative, a flawed and dysfunctional policy
President Biden is continuing the disengagement policy toward China that began under Donald Trump, with strong bipartisan support...
17 Sep, 2021
Can we tell truth from buck-naked lies?
The US Capitol is about to be treated to a rally by Trump supporters, organized by a former Trump campaign official, in support of the deadly insurrection on 6 January 2021...
15 Sep, 2021
The US and Yemen: Putting a disreputable policy right
Yemen, Saudi Arabia, Houthis, bombing, UNICEF, Obama, Trump, Biden, starvation, MBS...
3 Sep, 2021
Immigration and National Identity
It's easy to say, "our immigration system is broken." Or to declare: "we are a nation of immigrants."...
1 Sep, 2021
Is Afghanistan FUBAR? It depends who you ask
I have been teaching political science for more than a decade and politicians do not make my job easy...
28 Jun, 2021
Nationalism on the Decline
Although, beginning in about 2015, nationalist political parties made enormous advances in countries around the world, more recently they have been on the wane.
5 Jun, 2021
Where Are the “Other” White Men?
The political opponents of the Democrat Party have a lot of problems; one big one is their name.
8 Apr, 2021
Trapped at the border: Their fate is our fate
You’d think that the “border crisis” begins and ends as a problem for Americans. Oh, what to do, what to do?
13 Feb, 2021
‘Whataboutism’ is not a defense
‘Whataboutism’ is not a defense by Wim Laven 749 words Published in: Anchorage Press, LA Progressive, Black News, Westside Gazette,...
30 Jan, 2021
Deceptive Speech
Much has been made recently of the concept of the "big lie": repeating a falsehood so many...
17 Jan, 2021
The Great Evasion
The Great Evasion by Lawrence S. Wittner 971 words Published in: Ground Zero for Nonviolent Action, LA Progressive, Reader Supported...
16 Jan, 2021
Misusing King’s Message
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was profoundly moved by injustice and inequality ubiquitous...
9 Jan, 2021
The End of American Exceptionalism
The End of American Exceptionalism by Mel Gurtov 1208 words Published in: City Watch LA, LA Progressive, Anchorage Press, Black...